ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194610
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| Date: | Saturday 22 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24E Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-7420 |
| MSN: | 444 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langley Field, Hampton Roads, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with B-24, 41-29075 and crash landed into a swamp. All eight crew members survived the crash. Seven occupants of the other B-24 died in the crash.
Sources:
Associated Press, "Seven Airmen Killed", The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Sunday 23 January 1944, Volume 61, Number 254, page 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2017 19:15 | gerard57 | Added |
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